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Can you name the two?
TWO came forth from the very same mother
and most people could not tell one from the other
They arrived the same day, on the very same spot,
they look just the same, yet twins they are not
To further ...
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I can be heavy, but I'll never sink. When I am ready, my glass is a drink
Riley Riddle:
My prefix runs past, When you leave what you cast, Where a square may be skipped by a pawn. My suffix is vast, When I swap first with last, Where a breath may be currently drawn. ...
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A relaxing glass of Shiraz
You see, I am that what makes you able.
What I am is an element stable.
Without me a name for oneself's lacking.
I'm in fish, Thai, Shiraz and unpacking.
You can try and guess what with ...
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Tricky T Tribute (or: Humble H Homage)
I made up a bunch of riddles over the weekend and wrote them on a stack of cards. Unfortunately, I dropped the stack outdoors. The cards blew everywhere and one of the riddles is missing. Can you ...
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A strange family indeed
We are a family of members twenty-four.
There used to be more,
But we threw them out the door.
Except four of them would rather stay
And I think that's okay
As long as they don't play. ...
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No Answer Should Answer
One day, the King ordered me to visit the city of NASA to find a rare herb to cure his daughter's illness. However, upon arriving at the city's gate, a guard stopped me.
"Hello, why are you here?" ...
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A Puzzling Easter Egg Hunt
What follows here is a little Easter Egg hunt I've pulled together for you all this year. Ultimately, you need to discover a single word of four letters in length which will be revealed by the puzzle ...
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Help! Where am I?
Help! Can you tell me where am I?
If you don't come soon, it'll be a bye-bye!
It's hard to breathe, it's hard to walk
And I met some citizens who can talk!
First, Steven Spielberg, who ...
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This one is about YOU! (and other things)
This first one is just you plus...
...dwarfs in Snow White,
...bits in a byte,
...tripod's upright,
...and a number that is quite lucky at least in my opinion.
Then there's you plus...
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A Crossworm Puzzle
crossworm (noun) - A song that gets stuck in one's crossword puzzle.
See also: earworm
You know how it is - one moment, you've got a song stuck in your head; the next, it's stuck in your crossword ...
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Don't mistake me for my brother, he's fatter than I am
I am one of many, but one thing's for sure,
If you are hit by me, your death I'll assure.
Don't blame me if you get hurt, I'm just a kid,
I'll end the war that's happening. Hope, I'll rid.
I like ...
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An unwanted guest
I am here, but not really
My presence is eerie.
Why the long face, why the frustration
After all I am only a sensation
You and my body went separate ways
I fill out the empty space
...
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- A Poem Riddle -
As the newly hired secretary of your local poetry society, one of your jobs is to go through the mess that is the archives and try and get things in some semblance of order. Currently, you are trying ...
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Fire and Water, Hear Me Roar
My first is the first of an outrageous utterance
My second the second of appropriate circumstance
My third's the essence of heat, why anything cools
My last a procedure, all about the rules
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What prominent figure am I?
My namesakes are plentiful,
though some antiquated:
A company defunct
and a system outdated.
One unavoidable
an honor shared by few
just give it some time
it will come into view.
Two bearing my ...
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The Imaginary Food Riddle
I am a food you'd never find or certainly wouldn't eat
I don't exist, and yet I do, now isn't that a feat!
I am a good example of something that is wrong
I'm mentioned in the speech of some but more ...
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My prefix is a single word
Today, my dear fellas, I want you to see,
that there is a whole new riddle by me.
The word I am seeking is not very long,
it's part of a show, where connections are strong.
The prefix is meant to be ...
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Superb Undeniably Awesome Legend!
Never try to ignore, b'lieve in the pentagonal head of mine.
It gives you my first three, out of nine.
As a rightful person, look and say to my face.
Three of these and thrice more, ...
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To tell me who I am, you must have made me cry
They paid to see it and they applauded, as this concept was very new.
But only I could relate, for the differences in our cases were very few.
This made me sad and I chose to cry.
It’s the only time ...
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That which bends but does not break
Though a different shape, my form I take
From that which bends but does not break.
Two in love, or simply lust,
Doing as they feel they must.
The rhythm of a heart that beats,
The changing ...
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The gang's all here
Of us there are three
one of which is part tree;
The other one you should not fear,
but it will make you burst in tears;
As for the last one, and there is no bluffing,
that's the one you'll ...
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Where Mongol herds graze
One of us – largest outside polar regions;
another one's island's shared with Indonesians;
a third one is found at the edge of the first,
a break from the dryness to quench people's thirst....
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A Quick Easy Riley
I've hit a road block with my story riddles and need to refresh my mindset; therefore, I am writing a quick and easy puzzle for the community to solve. Good luck to all of you!
Look for the prefix, ...
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Wikipedia Says So #2
Previous puzzle of this kind: #1
A bird without wing, body, feet or tail,
An invention am I who can effortlessly sail.
I am unlike my lowly brothers who only deliver mail;
Surging over the ...
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A crumbled, jumbled poem
I wrote a beautiful, verbose poem for you all, but Riddler went and scrambled the whole thing up! Can you figure out the order of the lines and put it back together again for me? And while you're at ...
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See me once, see me twice #2
I had a lot of fun with my "see me once, see me twice" question, so I thought I'd make a series out of them.
So here is the next riddle:
see me once, the hammer falls.
see me twice, the gamer ...
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An Englishman Playing 'Ell With the Great Lakes!
Who is identified by the following verse?
I'm known for words I never said
And gear that seldom graced my head.
Of siblings I am not most smart.
A doctor said I'm cold of heart.
Amused by ...
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I never reached nine
When I was one, I hid my species.
When I was two, I was still light.
When I was three, I gained weight.
When I was four, I was many.
When I was five, I was a kitty.
When I was six, I was a bigger cat.
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Life's Legos Lost
Puzzles are fun don't you think
Good ones are quite hard to find
Perhaps you will like this one
Really, I'm ready to sink
This puzzle starts fairly simply
Look for the pieces that rhyme
I ...
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They Couldn't Sit Down 'Till They Got It Out of Town
What are the missing words, but most importantly, what is "it"?
They couldn't sit down 'till they got it out of town
To send it back was nice,
But who'd have bet the odds,
They'd send it ...
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